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A doctor doing environmental health research in rural Maine is working to establish the best practices to treat patients ...

Many reusable menstrual products that have gained increasing popularity among teens are packed with toxic “forever chemicals, ...

Like asbestos, PFAS were prized for industrial utility but are now linked to long-term, latent health risks. This complicates ...

Hazardous "forever chemicals" contaminate drinking water, soil and food worldwide. Who is responsible for their contamination ...

University of Maine researchers were awarded $2.25 million in funding from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, ...

Minnesotans call it "Amara's Law" — named for Amara Strande. Starting this year, it's America's strictest state law policing PFAS, compounds known as "forever chemicals." They are found in ...

After years of historic use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base officials shared insights into the systems they now use on site to remove PFAS from water.

PFAS are man-made compounds that research now links to cancer and other health effects. These compounds are incredibly difficult to break down, so the concern is that they’re making their way into the ...

PFAS are synthetic compounds that "are an unseen ingredient in many items that we use in our daily lives." Water. "Forever chemicals." Those are words you generally don't want to see together.

Thus far, the Trump administration has shown little indication that it plans to significantly roll back the Biden administration’s work regarding PFAS.